Weavers and Their Stories

Melissa Cody comes from a family of phenomenal weavers. Her grandmother, Martha Schultz has woven for over six decades and her mother Lola Cody has won prizes at both the Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market and at the Santa Fe Indian Market. In addition to her impeccable weaving lineage, Melissa is a graduate…

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The Heard Museum Gathering of Weavers is a unique event where Navajo weavers market their work directly to customers. It started as a fairly small event five years ago and has struggled somewhat to find a niche in a tight economy, but it seems to have reached that spot where the weavers find it a…

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I’m in Flagstaff, Arizona this weekend to do some appraisals and to attend the Flagstaff Cultural Partners Navajo Rug Auction, which was yesterday afternoon. Twenty two year weaver Laramie Blake “caught a ride” to the auction with me. She had a rug in the auction with a reserve bid of $600 and it didn’t sell.…

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Tempe, AZ Frequent commenter Kathleen Bernett asked me for a better picture of what really does look like a pink rug in this picture (click to enlarge it) from Sunday’s post about the Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market. It’s not a rug; it’s a dress, I told Kathleen. As you can see in…

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The Gathering of Weavers, the Heard Museum’s annual celebration of Navajo weaving and weavers, had been re-scheduled to Saturday, December 1. Originally scheduled for November 3, the Gathering will feature many contemporary weavers showing their work and demonstrating weaving, spinning and dyeing. There are also interesting talks by interesting people and book signings. The Gathering…

Just received my textile identification from Mary through order section on her website. AMAZING amount of detail, fascinating information and so helpful! She is obviously very knowledgeable and professional! I can't believe all the info and history etc she provided! Wow! Thank you so very much!!!! HL 3/18/2016

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Weaving in Beauty is dedicated to expanding the appreciation and knowledge of the textiles of what is now the southwestern United States. We offer cleaning, repair and appraisal of flatwoven textiles and we coordinate classes in fiber techniques to help others learn.

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